| A | B |
|---|
| Huang He River | Where the Chinese 1st settled. Also known as the YELLOW RIVER flooding provided irrigation for farming. |
| Chang Jiang River | The longest river in Asia. Also known as the YANGTZE RIVER. irrigates fields to grow rice & crops. |
| Gobi Desert | One of the largest deserts. bordered China to the North Protected from invasion Limited Chinese expansion. |
| Loess | A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt. |
| Confucianism | A philosophy based on the ideas of respect Started by Confucius Guided gov’t during the Han dynasty |
| Legalism | belief that people are born bad & need to be controlled. Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws |
| Warring States Period | A time of Civil War after the fall of the Zhou dynasty |
| Emperor Shi Huangdi | Unified China after the Warring States Period First Emperor of China Created a strict gov’t using Legalism |
| The Great Wall | A barrier made by man of walls across China’s northern border protected the Silk Road and civilization. |
| Silk Road | A trade network that stretched across Asia from China to Europe. MAKES china powerful & rich. Interacted during trade = cultural diffusion |
| Oracle Bones | Animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future in ancient China. |
| Dynastic Cycle | Rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven |
| Mandate of Heaven | The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods |
| Filial Piety | Respect shown by children for their parents and elders |
